2010
DOI: 10.1159/000274806
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Do Macromorphological Features of the Human Placenta Influence Somatic and Psychomotor Development of the Newborn and Early Infant? A Historic Question Revisited

Abstract: Objective: We examined the meaning of placental weight, form (massive and thick or extended and flat) and circumference for early somatic and psychomotor childhood development. Methods:In this prospective study, fresh placentas (n = 265) were measured for weight and circumference and correlated with neonatal data. A subset of placentas statistically defined as ‘massive’ (circumference <10th percentile) and ‘extended’ (circumference >90th percentile) was correlated with somatic and basic psychomotor variables d… Show more

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